ABOUT CURZON

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ABOUT CURZON

Unforgettable film, innovation and consistency of offer are at the core of Curzon®.

With over 400 films in its catalogue including many Oscar and Bafta winning films, its expanding cinema chain and its fast developing on-demand film service Curzon is using its eighty-five year old iconic cinema brand to disrupt old business models and provide customers with new films when, where and how they want them. This is unique in the U.K.

Curzon opened its first cinema in London in 1934 and its latest cinema, Curzon Oxford, in December 2017, together with one of the UK’s first virtual reality screen.

Curzon’s unique programme of quality mainstream, art house and event cinema combined with destination venues in the epicentre of London attracts strong ‘A’ list talent participation with Q&A’s, special events and world premieres.

Curzon has grown to 20 cinemas with 46 screens. In 2018 three new cinemas with ten screens open in Colchester, Kingston & London. Each new cinema is designed as a destination venue with its identity relevant to the heritage of the local area.

A further seven cinemas are planned between 2019 & 2022 to complete the roll out of Curzon’s UK ‘shop front’ with 30 cinemas and 75 screens.

Curzon’s distribution label is the market leader in the UK for releasing foreign language films.

In 2015 Curzon released films starring Julianne Moore, Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman. In 2014 Curzon was voted independent film distributor of the year winning 3 Oscars, 3 Bafta's and 3 Golden Globes for films such as “Still Alice”.

Curzon has won the best foreign language Oscar and Bafta for the last six years and in the last ten years, five of its films have won the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival. Curzon releases films by many of the world’s greatest filmmakers and its pedigree is second to none.

Via its on-demand film service Curzon uniquely offers customers’ films the same day as their cinema release. In 2015 “45 Years” became the first such film to exceed £1m at the UK box office and in 2018 ”Fantastic Woman” became the biggest grossing new release on Curzon on Demand.

Curzon’s vision is easily transportable and scalable outside the UK and an international expansion is anticipated from 2019

In 2015 Curzon became the first independent cinema group in the UK to pay the Living wage

In 2017 Curzon was awarded a Bafta for its outstanding British contribution to cinema.

Joined Curzon in 2006 from his previous role as CEO of Knatchbull Communications, a telecoms, media and technology investment and management company. It is his vision that drives the current expansion of the 85-year-old iconic Curzon film brand.

CURZON ADVISORY BOARD

CURZON ADVISORY BOARD

Sir John Hegarty has been at the forefront of the global advertising industry for over six decades working with brands such as Levi’s, Audi, Boddingtons, Lynx, British Airways and Johnnie Walker.

He was a founding partner of Saatchi and Saatchi in 1970. In 1982 he helped found Bartle Bogle Hegarty with his two partners John Bartle and Nigel Bogle. The Agency became one of the most awarded Ad agencies in the world. This year it won a BAFTA for its film on refugees, 'Home'. It now has offices across the globe including London, New York, Shanghai and Mumbai.

John’s creative awards are numerous including the D&AD President’s Award for outstanding achievement. He was invited to be an Honorary Fellow of the UK Marketing Society in recognition of his contribution to outstanding communication campaigns and in 2007 was awarded a Knighthood by the Queen. He is also the author of two books about advertising and creativity.

In 2014 John helped set up The Garage in Soho, an incubator company for disruptive business ideas.

Katherine is the Managing Director of Park Vale Capital. Park Vale is an investment firm focused on developing technology in private businesses or use of technology in liquid market investment strategies, managing assets on behalf of institutions and private wealth in selected asset categories.

The Partners and Advisors to Park Vale provide a diverse range of skills, experience and network across specialist areas such as cyber and security technology deals, biotechnology and medical big data analytics.

Katherine currently sits on a number of boards of current investment companies Katherine has over 25 years of experience working throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia in finance, consulting, M&A and business operations and has extensive experience in managing growth companies.

Dr Herbert G. Kloiber has been at the forefront of the growth of the Tele Munchen Group developing it into the fully integrated media corporation company it is today. Specialising in content provision for cinema, home entertainment, TV and VOD, TMG is one of the largest license trading companies in Europe and one of the most respected players in the international market.

In 2007, Dr Kloiber became Honorary Professor as well as Head of the Department of Production and Media Economics at University of Television and Film, Munich. He is also an Advisory Director of The Metropolitan Opera, New York, Chairman of the European Advisory Board of The Cleveland Orchestra and Vice President of the Wiener Musikverein Concert Hall, Vienna.

Herbert Kloiber was awarded with the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres and the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur by the French Republic; the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria and the Directorate Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Andrew R Jennings is a highly accomplished global senior retail executive with more than 45 years of achievement at some of the world’s most respected retail brands including Harrods, House of Fraser and Saks Fifth Avenue. He commands a vast knowledge of consumer trends, vendor networks and retail practices in mature and emerging markets across Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, the U.S, South Africa and Germany.

A respected voice for the global retail industry he is a frequent media commentator and sought-after speaker at prestigious conferences and forums on the subject of leadership, change, innovation and relevance.

Having launched the next chapter of his international career as a Global Retail Advisor and agent of change in February 2014, Andrew is based in London working with international retailers and private equity organisations. Andrew has recently been appointed as Chairman of The Prince’s Trust Retail Leadership Group – a charity to assist changing the lives of over 8,000 disadvantaged young people every year.

Barry is Noah Media Group’s Co-Founder and Non-Executive Chairman driving digital strategy across the business, with a particular interest in disrupting the traditional model for globally distributing feature films and high quality web content.

Barry was a Co-Founder of Skyscanner - the largest travel search site outside the US and the fastest-growing worldwide. Responsible for all online user acquisition, international growth, business development, sales and data-driven digital marketing, SEO and Mobile Distribution, Skyscanner was sold to CTrip in 2016 - China’s largest online travel agency.

In 2015, Barry was Exec Producer for the feature documentary, Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 in the Cannes Classics section.

Our History

Our History

1934

CURZON MAYFAIR OPENS

1972

CURZON BLOOMSBURY OPENS

1976

CURZON ARTIFICIAL EYE IS LAUNCHED

1983

CURZON CHELSEA ACQUIRED

1985

CURZON SOHO OPENS

1990

CURZON RICHMOND OPENS

2006

CURZON CINEMAS, ARTIFICIAL EYE AND SHOWCASE CINEMAS LTD MERGE TO FORM CURZON WORLD

2007

FIRST VOD PARTNERSHIP WITH BSKYB

2009

HMV CURZON WIMBLEDON OPENS(Joint venture between HMV and Curzon)

2010

CURZON FILM RIGHTS LAUNCHES

CURZON HOME CINEMA (CHC) LAUNCHES

2011

'WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN’ RELEASED

CHC LAUNCHES ON SAMSUNG SMART TVS

2012

CURZON FILM RIGHTS 2 LAUNCHES

CURZON KNUTSFORD ACQUIRED

2013

CHC LAUNCHES ON BT TV

CURZON RIPON OPENS

'LE WEEK-END' produced by Curzon RELEASED

2014

CHC LAUNCHES ON FREESAT

CURZON VICTORIA OPENS

CURZON CANTERBURY OPENS

2015

CURZON SHEFFIELD OPENS

CURZON BLOOMSBURY REOPENS AFTER REDEVELOPMENT

CHC LAUNCHES ON AMAZON FIRE + VIRGIN TIVO

'45 YEARS' RELEASED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN CINEMAS AND ON CHCBECOMES FIRST DAY + DATE FILM TO SURPASS £1 MILLION AT U.K BOX OFFICE

2016

CHC WINS OTT TV INITIATIVE OF THE YEARAT THE CONTENT INNOVATION AWARDS HELD IN CANNES AT MIPCOM

2018

Our Awards

Our Awards

Curzon Artificial Eye (CAE) is widely recognised as one of the world’s best independent film distributors with a roster of international awards and box office success for specialised film.

Named as Winner of the Independent Distributor of the Year in 2014 at the Screen Awards, CAE has won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for the last seven years; a BAFTA for Best Film not in the English Language for the last six years and has released more winners of the Cannes Palme d’Or than any other UK distributor.

In 2015 CAE had the most successful box-office year to date with releases including Still Alice grossing more than £2.6 million and Andrew Haigh’s 45 years which was the first day-and-date release to cross the £1 million mark at the UK box office. In 2016 CAE released the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Love & Friendship, Anomalisa and Son of Saul.

2018 - Best Foreign Language Film for A Fantastic Woman2017 - Best Foreign Language Film for The Salesman2016 - Best Foreign Language Film for Son of Saul2015 - Best Actress for Julianne Moore in Still Alice2015 - Best Documentary Feature for Citizen Four2015 - Best Foreign Language Film for Ida2014 - Best Foreign Language Film for The Great Beauty2013 - Best Foreign Language Film for Amour2012 - Best Foreign Language Film for A Separation

2018 - Best Film Not in the English Language for The Handmaiden2018 - Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Rungano Nyoni and Emily Morgan - I Am Not a Witch2017 - Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema - Curzon2017 - Best Film Not in the English Language for Son of Saul2016 - Best Film Not in the English Language for Wild Tales2015 - Best Actress forJulianne Moore in Still Alice2015 - Best Film Not in the English Language for Ida2014 - Best Film Not in the English Language for The Great Beauty2013 - Best Actress for Emmanuelle Riva in Amour2013 - Best Film Not in the English Language for Amour2010 - Best British Film for Fish Tank

2014 - Best Film for Leviathan2013 - Best Film for Ida2011 - Best Film for We Need to Talk About Kevin

2017 - Best Director for Rungano Nyoni - I Am Not a Witch2017 - Breakthrough Producer for Emily Morgan - I Am Not a Witch2016 - Best Documentary - Notes on Blindness2014 - Best Screenplay for Frank2014 - Best Technical Achievement for Frank2013 - Best Actress for Lindsay Duncan in Le Weekend2013 - Best Technical Achievement for The Selfish Giant2013 - Best Foreign Language Film for Blue is the Warmest Colour2012 - Best Actor for Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio2012 - Best Director for Peter Strickland - Berberian Sound Studio2012 - Best Achievement in Production for Berbarian Sound Studio2012 - Best Technical Achievement for Berberian Sound Studio2011 -Best Director for Lynne Ramsay - We Need to Talk About Kevin2011 -Best Foreign Language Film for A Separation

2014 - Foreign Language Film of the Year for Leviathan2014 - Documentary of the Year for Citizen Four2014 - Actress of the Year for Julianne Moore in Still Alice2013 - British Film of the Year for The Selfish Giant2013 - Foreign Language Film of the Year for Blue is the Warmest Colour2012 - Film of the Year for Amour2012 -British Film of the Year for Berberian Sound Studio2011 - British Film of the Year for We Need to Talk About Kevin2011 - Foreign Language Film of the Year for A Separation

2014 - Curzon Artificial Eye announced Best Independent Film Distributor